Eff this. I have hormonal abnormalities that create a lot of very unpleasant side effects. Four years after starting my period and without any sign of improvement, I decided to try artificial hormones.
The nasty comments and looks I received from staff in my doctor’s office were humiliating. It was clear that they felt very uncomfortable giving birth control pills to a teenager, and spoke down to me as though I was the biggest slut. I genuinely think they thought I was lying about my hormonal inconsistencies. I left wishing I had never sought medical help for my “womanly concerns.” Finding black market birth control would have been a better choice.
No one else gets to decide what’s best for your body.